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UNLOCKED, UNLOADED—Above, Dep. Chris Redenbaugh examines a .22 rifle that was given up at the May 22 Gifts for Guns weapons collection drive in Calabasas. Below is Dep. John Nadas. Lost Hills deputies received more than 40 rifles, shotguns and handguns that the owners gave up in exchange for gift cards to local businesses. The program helps keep weapons off the street. WENDY PIERRO/Acorn Newspapers More ... Residents can receive assistance in obtaining domestic violence restraining orders at the district attorney's East County office in the Ventura East County Courthouse, Ste. 2880, 2855-F Alamo St., Simi Valley. Office hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays. More ... Even though plans for seven new bus shelters in Agoura Hills were scaled down in a move to save money, the City Council has decided to nix the shelters altogether and spend funds instead on other local transportation programs. More ... The Agoura Hills City Council generally meets the second and fourth Wednesday of every month at 7 p.m. at city hall. The city's planning commission meets on the first and third Thursday of every month at 6:30 p.m. Meetings are telecast on Time Warner Channel 10 and Charter Channel 3 daily until the next scheduled meeting. More ... Community groups recognized Oak Park High School seniors last week for achievements in academics, athletics, the arts, service and leadership. Scholarships were presented by the National Charity League, a nonprofit organization of mothers and daughters; Westlake Women's Club; Oak Park Baha'i, and Prudential Realty. More ... The Los Angeles Regional Census Center is recruiting managers for 27 local census offices, 26 of them in Southern California and one in Honolulu, Hawaii. This fall these offices will open to direct field operations for the region's population count on Census Day, April 1, 2010. More ... Bridging the generation gap at the Mariposa Elementary School of Global Education is as easy as eating lunch and playing bingo. More ... The Nature of Wildworks will host a benefit from 2 to 5 p.m. Sun., June 7 at the historic Leonis Adobe Museum, 23537 Calabasas Road, Calabasas. The event will feature a presentation of the wild and exotic animals of Wildworks, a bluegrass concert, a silent auction, hors d'oeuvres, soft drinks, nohost beer and wine bar, tours of the museum and activities for children. More ... Twelve local students were selected as finalists in Las Virgenes Municipal Water District's annual Water Awareness Poster Contest. The youths were recognized during a recent water district board of directors meeting and each was presented with a personalized Certificate of Recognition. More ... Two 10-year-old boys were snacking on Chinese food earlier this month when they spotted an unusual animal—a lemur. Noah Helfend and Aaron Berdan, both students at Bay Laurel Elementary School, were having a picnic lunch in Aaron's backyard when Noah heard noises. More ... Lilly Alexander's Academy of Dance and School of Performing Arts in Westlake Village brought home top honors at the Tremaine Dance Convention/ Competition in Los Angeles. Seven of the nine dances they competed in received first-place awards and two received secondplace trophies. More ... The Folsom family of Lake Sherwood received the firstplace trophy for their chili at the Calmont School second annual Chili Cook Off and Family Fun Day on May 16 in Calabasas. Parents Geoff and Kristen supervised the student chefs, secondgrader Maysen and fourthgraders Jack and Tanner, while they invented a new recipe for Chocolate Chipotle Chili. More ... The Calabasas Library presents the following programs. The library is at 200 Civic Center Way. •The library and the Las Virgenes Municipal Water District will present a play about water conservation, "Showdown at Dry Gulch," at 4 p.m. Wed., June 3 in the amphitheater behind the library. The program is appropriate for all ages and is free. More ... A group of local horse advocates will hold a garage sale to raise funds for the care of offtrack thoroughbreds. The sale will be from 7 a.m. to noon Sat., June 6 at 5631 Hurford Court, Agoura Hills. More ... The third annual MUSE Lavender Faire will take place from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sun., June 7 at Malibu Bluffs Park, 24250 Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu. Focusing on eco-friendly family entertainment, the event will feature live music performances, organic foods, a local global green marketplace and environmentally sensitive activities. More ... The Ventura County Sheriff's Foundation's second annual Roundup, Auction and Barbecue fundraiser will be from 1 to 6 p.m. Sat., June 6 at Ed Hogan's "Rancho St. Francis" at 13468 Andalusia Drive in Santa Rosa Valley. More ... Have you ever done something so life-changing that you just wanted to shout it to the world? Recently, a group of eight local women and I traveled to Kwazulu, South Africa, and I will never be the same. We went to visit an AIDS orphanage called Lily of the Valley. Lily began more than 15 years ago as a hospice to give AIDS orphans a place to die. More ... Sitting in his wheelchair at the Grant Brimhall/Thousand Oaks Library, world famous author Ray Bradbury looked every bit of his 88 years with shoulders hunched, chin on his chest and his white shirt stained. More ... A collection of first edition Ray Bradbury books is on permanent display at the Agoura Hills library. The books were donated by Nan Cano, a longtime English teacher at Agoura High School who is retiring this year. More ... The California Community Foundation recently awarded Villa Esperanza Services with a twoyear $100,000 grant to support operations of the organization's Adult Day Program with an emphasis on expanding programs and services for adults age 60 and over who do not have developmental disabilities. More ... JANN HENDRY/Acorn Newspapers DUNKAROO—Oak Park High School Assistant Principal Stewart McGugan shakes off the water after being dunked by junior Matt Resnick in the background. McGugan was drenched as part of the Beginning Peer Counseling Program's Acts of Kindness Day fundraiser to benefit Many Mansions, Alzheimer's Disease and the American Cancer Society. All the fun took place on May 18 in Oak Park. More ... Although most mothers may recognize "old wives' tales" as false, too many misconceptions about children's health and development continue to fool parents and even some pediatricians. More ... LIVING WELL—Actor and environmental activist Ed Begley Jr., right, and Steve Anderson of Progressive Insulation and Windows are among the featured speakers at the recent Conejo Valley Green Building Home Show in Westlake Village. Additional speakers included Darren Moore, host of television's "Alter Eco;" Chris Testa of Aladdin Heading and Air in Newbury Park; Michael Foschoar of All-American Home Inspection in Thousand Oaks, and Lisa Barron of Solar Perfect in Simi Valley. Begley's show, "Living with Ed," airs on the Planet Green Network. More ... Community RSS feed |
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